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Posted Friday 4/01/22 at 2:50AM EDT
Oscars producer Will Packer: LAPD was "prepared" to arrest Will Smith, but Chris Rock was "dismissive" about pressing charges
"They were saying, you know, this is battery was the word they use in that moment," Packer said in an...
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Posted Thursday 3/31/22 at 4:41PM EDT
Chris Rock has been mocking Jada Pinkett Smith for 25 years
The Daily Beast has unearthed a clip from an October 1997 episode of HBO's The Chris Rock Show -- two...
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Posted Thursday 3/31/22 at 1:49PM EDT
Reports: Will Smith wasn't formally asked to leave the Oscars following slap of Chris Rock
In wake of the Academy saying that Smith was asked to leave but refused, several reports have emerged.
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Whoopi Goldberg Shuts Down Tara Setmayer's Complaints About Hypocritical 'Hollywood Elites'
Whoopi Goldberg renewed her defense of the Academy Thursday morning during yet another tense discussion about Will Smith slapping Chris...
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Chris Rock on Will Smith slap: "I haven't talked to anyone, despite what you heard"
Rock made his first comments on the Oscar slap in two shows in Boston Wednesday night that kicked off his...
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Posted Thursday 3/31/22 at 1:57AM EDT
Will Smith slapping Chris Rock was "spit-polished thuggery and disrespect"
"There’s an exquisite power embedded in fame, formality and fashion.
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Posted Thursday 3/31/22 at 1:57AM EDT
Indian American Summer of Soul producer calls Chris Rock a "f*cking d*ck" for referring to him as a "white guy," says Will Smith was "selfish"
When Rock announced Questlove's victory for Summer of Soul Sunday night -- minutes after Smith slapped him -- he announced the...
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Posted Wednesday 3/30/22 at 6:05PM EDT
Academy: Will Smith was asked to leave the Oscars but refused
The Academy's Board of Governors announced in a statement this afternoon it has begun “disciplinary proceedings” against Smith for slapping...
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Posted Wednesday 3/30/22 at 12:22PM EDT
Amy Schumer says she's "still triggered and traumatized" by Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars
"I think we can all agree that the best way to unpack what happened is to stream my series @lifeandbethhulu...
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Posted Wednesday 3/30/22 at 12:22PM EDT
Diddy lied about Chris Rock making up with Will Smith, says Chris' brother Tony Rock
Sean “Diddy” Combs said at the Vanity Fair Oscar afterparty that he did as promised and brokered peace between Rock...
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Posted Wednesday 3/30/22 at 12:34AM EDT
Will Smith's slap of Chris Rock was a "tragic drama"
"These are now the times of our lives," says Wesley Morris of The Slap at the Oscars.
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Posted Wednesday 3/30/22 at 12:34AM EDT
The Slap is Chris Rock's defining moment
"Slapgate has reinforced Rock’s brand as a no-holds-barred comic," says Andrew Wallenstein.
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Posted Wednesday 3/30/22 at 12:34AM EDT
In defense of thin skin -- not Will Smith -- because Jada Pinkett Smith shouldn't have to "take a joke"
"Thick skin comes up often in the context of comedy," says Roxanne Gay.
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Posted Tuesday 3/29/22 at 2:40PM EDT
Oscar viewership spiked by 600,000 viewers following Will Smith's slap of Chris Rock
In the 15 minutes following Smith's slap of Rock at 10:27 p.
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Posted Tuesday 3/29/22 at 2:40PM EDT
Jada Pinkett Smith calls for "healing" amid husband Will Smith's Oscar controversy
"This is a season for healing and I'm here for it," she wrote in a statement posted to Instagram, two...